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You don't want it, the car appears to have one or two 'mystery issues' and any car fitted with Lexus style aftermarket lights is to be avoided imo as it says everything you need to know about the previous owner, the maintenance that they inflicted on the car and that it will manifest itself very soon via the medium of 'the inevitable'.

As it is or with an mot ? I am still thinking about it at the moment. The interior is stripped out to try and dry it out a bit. I suspect the leak is coming from the boot now, probably the bloody awful lexarse lights. The auction for a possible spares car ends tomorrow afternoon so we will see what happens. I just don't want to start spending too much on it as at the moment it doesn't owe me a lot and I would rather lose a couple of hundred on it than 4 or 5

As it is or with an mot ? I am still thinking about it at the moment. The interior is stripped out to try and dry it out a bit. I suspect the leak is coming from the boot now, probably the bloody awful lexarse lights. The auction for a possible spares car ends tomorrow afternoon so we will see what happens. I just don't want to start spending too much on it as at the moment it doesn't owe me a lot and I would rather lose a couple of hundred on it than 4 or 5

If you're not going to run it, sell it as is to someone who does want it - there's no sense setting out to lose money on it now it's got the attention of enthusiasts who can, and will, do the work to make it a usable car. It's a bargain for someone who wants to use it long term.

If it's a known quantity, like something that's failed the test on something specific like a track rod end or whatever, then yes. What you don't want is something with a series of intermittent faults that you cannot conclusively say for certain what the cause is. It might have got its fans the 75 - me included, but when it comes to moving it on it will be a sod to shift. If it had say 8 months test on it and it had a few faults not affecting its usability if say go for it, worst case you would have 8 months motoring for very little.

Are the brakes actually bad enough to fail the test, they can be fucking awful but still pass the test, similar for the spring, where's it broke?

I know I should just flog it off as it is but I know what is going to happen here I will end up sorting the bloody thing properly. I would feel guilty selling it as it is, hopefully I have found someone breaking one who wants 65 quid for the whole rear brake set up and a spring so if it is any good that would be a start. He is also chucking in 1 rear light as the other has cracked and been repaired with filler.

Off to look at another 75 this morning as a possible doner car. I would like to replace the carpets as they really do hold the water in. Hopefully I can get it sorted so I can flog it for about 600 with a bit of wiggle room to cover my costs

Well that has really helped things I have bought a 2.0 Rover 75 now trouble is after driving it home 80 odd miles it really has very little wrong with it. The previous owner said it overheated once and he changed the cap but his garage told him it had a fault on the cooling fan. All I can find wrong is the air bag light on and a slight clonk on the lower engine mounting. Anyone want to give me a profit on it at Ã‚Â£300 mot'ed till April as it would be a right shame to pull it apart. Pictures on monday as I haven't got my camera but it is a 75 club with 113000 miles no history. It is that pale blue mettalic and very tidy a scratch on one rear door and a scuff on the front bumper

When the engine is cold start the engine and press the demist button, then walk round the front of the car and peer through the grill and see if the fan is spinning. By doing this you should get the low speed fan kicking in.

Lower front engine mounts on these are about 65 sovs, I had mine replaced recently.